STEWART Lee seems pretty relaxed for a man who finds himself on the frontline of a war. The much-vaunted “culture wars” are like that, you can take a break, set your laptop and your smartphone aside, and decide not to give a toss whether ProudBoy2022 wants to rip off your arm and hit you with the soggy end.
In any case, says the “41st best stand-up” in history, the current war on “wokeness” being waged from various quarters – from the offices of the Daily Mail to 10 Downing Street – is a re-run of a conflict we’ve seen before.
